Other Resources
For Families
Living Well
Families across the nation turn to the Cooperative Extension System
in their states for non-biased education to help improve their lives.
To support families in their search for proven and reliable information,
Virginia Cooperative Extension has launched a statewide newsletter, called “Living
Well.” The quarterly newsletter contains information about food
and nutrition, healthy lifestyles, home and housing issues, raising children,
family finances, balancing work and family, and food safety. Through
the newsletter, you can access knowledge on current issues that impact
the way you live. Whatever your stage of life, Virginia Cooperative Extension
has knowledge you can use. And you can rely on the fact that the information
comes from the research-based resources of Virginia’s land-grant
universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.
The “Living Well” newsletter is available online through
the Web site of the Chesterfield
County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension. You may also request
to receive the newsletter by mail, free of charge, by calling (804) 751-4401.
America on the Move
Promotional materials and tools for registered groups, tracking steps
for registered members
Choose
to Move
12-week
physical activity program for women, Join this free program and receive
your own e-handbook, e-mail reminders and educational e-newsletters!
Get Kids in Action
Physical activity and healthy eating tips for parents and toolbox with
fun stuff for kids
Girl Power!
National public education campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13-
year-old girls to make the most of their lives
Go Red for Women
Helps you discover unique lifesaving power by learning about heart
disease and stroke and taking positive action to reduce your risk of
both
VERB
The VERB campaign encourages young people ages 9-13 years old to be
physically active every day. The campaign combines paid advertising,
marketing strategies, and partnership efforts to reach the distinct audiences
of tweens and adults/influencers.
FOCUS on Your FAMILY’S
HEALTH
Provides ideas for children’s exercise by age group, recipes,
articles and other resources.
99 Tips for Family Fitness Fun
Tips for the kitchen, school, work, etc. and a message from C. Everett
Koop, M.D.
For Service Providers
Active Living
Information on legislation, articles and other info that advances Active
Living, a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routines
Hearts
N’ Parks
Helps local community, park, and recreation agencies promote heart-healthy
lifestyle and changes such as increased physical activity and heart-healthy
eating among children and adults
KaBOOM!
KaBOOM! is the longest-operating nonprofit organization that specializes
in linking communities and corporations together to build much-needed,
safe and accessible playgrounds, and has helped build more playgrounds
than any other service organization, making it the No.1 playground facilitator
of its kind.
Operation FitKids
OFK provides high-quality educational materials and top-notch professional
training to educators, fitness professionals, health professionals and
parents working in youth fitness
Shaping America’s
Youth
Centralizes information on what is being done throughout all sectors
of American society to reverse obesity
Small Steps. Big Rewards
Tools for health care, schools, and business and managed-care professionals
For more information about the Coalition for Active
Children, please call (804) 748-1706.
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Coalition for Active Children